orthodox convert here nonorthodox conversions are never accepted by orthodox jews pretty much all religious sephardim are orthodox sephardim should accept any orthodox conversion from a wellrecognized beit din converts need to choose whether they will be ashkenazi or sephardi during the conversion process if youre planning on being sephardi its best but not absolutely required to convert with a sephardi rabbi as your supervisingsponsoring rabbi the halacha and minhagim are often different for sephardim so it makes sense to convert with the guidance of a sephardic rav